On the Waterstones Blog

Northern Soul: An Illustrated History captures the youthful exuberance, the dancing and decadence, the power and the passion, and most importantly the people and the music that made the cult of Northern Soul. Read the book's introduction and listen to our Spotify playlist to relive those nights at Wigan Casino, or just to find out what all the fuss was about...

The Golden Globes have been awarded and the golden envelopes for the Oscars and BAFTA nominations have been opened. We can't help but notice a lot of books have made it onto the red carpet this year so here's a round-up of book adaptations nominated this season.

With Mick Fleetwood's much anticipated autobiography, Play On, hitting the shelves this week, read about the very beginnings of Fleetwood Mac.

Lights, Camera, Action! Welcome to our Music, Stage & Screen page where you'll find a plethora of Music books, Film Guides and books on the performing arts as well as biographies of musicians and actors. You could learn to play an instrument with our Sheet Music or read the great screenplays of our time by browsing our Screenwriting books.